Improvement in cultivators



J. A. BARDEL.

Wheel-Cultivator.

Patenfied Sept. 12, 1865. 7

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ALBERT BARDEL, OF FBEEPORT, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT lN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,845, dated September 12, 1865 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALBERT BAR- DEL, of Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and Improved Cultivator; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact de scription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a side sectional view. of my invention, taken in the line m 00, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan or top view of the same; Fig. 3, a rear view of the same; Fig. 4, a detached outer side view of one of the plow-beams.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved cultivator of that class which are provided with laterally-adjustable shares or plows; and it consists in a novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter shown and described,Wherebyitis believed that several advantages are obtained over other devices for the same purpose now in use.

A represents an axle, having a wheel, B,on each end of it; and G is a frame, which is securely bolted on the axle, the sides of the frame having a slightly-oblique position, so as' to cause the former to be a little narrower at the front end than at the rear end, as shown in Fig. 2.

l) is the drivers seat on the rear of frame 0, and E the draft-pole attached to the front end of the frame.

F F represent two plow-beams, the front ends of which are connected by hook and staple, or other proper universal joints, a, to the lower ends of pendants G G at the front end of the frame 0 at each side. The front ends of the beams-also have bars or rods battached to them, which extend upward and forward from the beams, and are fitted to the inner ends of plates or bars 0, the outer ends of which are secured to the front part of frame G bypivots (1. (Shown in Fig. 2.) By this arrangement the plow-beams are allowed to move or work laterally or up and down in a perfectly-free manner, while at the same time afirm connection of the plow-beams to the frame is obtained,

D represents a horizontal bar, which is 00111 posed of two parts, 6 e, connectedtogether by linksff, (see Fig. 3,) to admit of said bar being extended or contracted. This bar I) is provided with a pendant, E, at each end,and these pendants pass through guides g attached to the outer sides of the plow-beams,

- as shown in Fig. 3, and thebarD is suspended by links h h from the horizontal bar 2' ofan upright frame, G, on the frame (3, the links it it being allowed a free lateral swinging movement.

H H are two levers, the front ends of which are secured by pivots j to the axle .A, and these levers are connected by arms 70 to the links hh, and connected together by a notched bar, Z, and a springcatch, m. By this arrangementit will be seen that the driver from his seatD may move the plow-beams F F either to the right or left, as may be required, in order that the plows may conform to the sinuosities of the rows of corn, the lever 11 being actuated in order to produce this result; and it will further be seen that by actuating the lever H, swinging it to or farther from lever H, the bar D may be expanded or contracted, lengthened or, shortened, in order to adjust the plows and plow-beams nearer together or farther apart, so as to plow nearer to or farther from the corn, as required.

I I are two treadles attached to pendants n n which project from bar I). These treadles are connected at their front ends by links 0 with the plow-beams F F. By means ofthese treadles the plow-beams may be elevated and the plows raised up out of the ground whenever required. In order to hold the plows up out of the ground they are suspended by hooks a" from the bar D.

For plowing corn, at first ordinary shovelplows, J, may be used, two being applied to each beam, the inner ones plowing next to the corn and the outer ones plowing between the rows. For hilling corn l employ scrapers K instead of the inner plows. I

The plows are under the complete control of the operator or driver, and the former maybe to operate substantially as and for the purpose adjusted with the greatest facility when the herein set forth.

machine is not in motion. 2. The treadles I I, in combination with the I claim as new and desire to secure. by Letplow-beams and extension-bar D, as and. for ters Patentthe purpose specified.

1. The plow-beams F F, attached to the JOHN ALBERT BARDEL. front part of the frame 0 by universal joints Witnesses: a, in combination with the laterally-swinging VALENTIN STOSKOPF,

extension-bar D and levers H H,all arranged LOUIS HAEBELQ 

